A new border crossing between Kayah State and Thailand is expected to open later this year, a move that Myanmar hopes will help boost tourism and regional development in the remote state, U Nyunt Aung, the deputy director of Ministry of Commerce, told The Myanmar Times yesterday. “We sent a reque...

The newly formed Land Utilization Management Central Committee led by Vice President U Nyan Tun has vowed to settle all complains of seized land reported to the committee, within a year. The announcement was made at a press conference, held at the Ingyin Hall of the Ministry of Environmental Rese...

A resident who fled to neighbouring Niger Republic told our correspondent on Tuesday that the attackers stormed the town on four motorcycles, each carrying three armed men. “They shot sporadically and everyone scampered for safety. They burgled soft drinks shops and loaded them onto two vehicles ...

The importance of school meals, parents and partnerships In Ghana, parents play a significant role in sustaining education and improving schools. School capitation grants, for example, have been reported to be too low and often late and thus parents still pay levies and fees. Parents perform an i...